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Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1042^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary is a public elementary school in Richmond, Virginia, serving 344 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Richmond City Public Schools district, which is ranked 115 out of 129 districts in the state.

Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Virginia elementary schools over the past several years, with significantly lower academic performance than the state and district averages. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, English Reading, and Science are 30-40 percentage points below the state averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.8% to 25.3% in recent years. Additionally, over 99% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very low-income student population.

While Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary's overall performance is concerning, the school may be providing some support or opportunities for certain student subgroups. The school's ranking for African American and Hispanic students is slightly better than its overall ranking, and its ranking for English Language Learners is in the top 50% of Virginia elementary schools. In comparison, nearby schools like Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts, a public charter school, perform significantly better academically, ranking in the top 25% of Virginia elementary schools.

355

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,958

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5601 Jahnke Rd
Richmond, VA 23225-2829

(804) 780-5061

District: Richmond City Public Schools

Students who attend Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lucille M. Brown Middle
High:	Franklin Military Academy
	Open High
	Richmond Community High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.2%

Hispanic:

44.8%

White:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (45% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!VA Studies scores 42 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg51%

Virginia avg71%

1,042^nd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Richmond City Public Schools

115^th of 129Richmond City Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	1042 of 1110	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	985 of 1114	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1032 of 1114	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1005 of 1109	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.8	1100 of 1103	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	935 of 1105	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	878 of 1097	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.8	851 of 1099	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.6	1045 of 1096	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	1032 of 1100	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	32.4	862 of 1110	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.4	1075 of 1120	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	32.0	913 of 1117	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	65.9	355 of 1117	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	37.1	869 of 1113	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.1	1001 of 1082	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.2	1008 of 1081	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	35.5	826 of 1083	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.6	614 of 1071	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.5	886 of 1062	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	491 of 579	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	462 of 588	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	504 of 579	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	161 of 326	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	165 of 306	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	218 of 300	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1019 of 1096	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	992 of 1098	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1037 of 1100	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	420 of 606	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	451 of 580	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	463 of 564	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	867 of 1046	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	757 of 1036	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1020 of 1093	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	942 of 1101	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	980 of 1093	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	6.9	953 of 979	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2024)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics53%-20 vs state

Science46%-23 vs state

English Reading41%-29 vs state

VA Studies27%-42 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5601 Jahnke Rd	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5061	355	25	14.3	99.7%	21 (5.9%)	164 (46.2%)	159 (44.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	8.2	1042^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	6.1%		14.3	985^th of 1114 public elementary schools	11.6%	57	59.1	42.2	53.6	46.4	42.2	31.8	48.2	26.7	$13,958	$1,513	$12,445
Westover Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1211 Jahnke Rd	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5002	375	24	15.8	99.2%	83 (22.1%)	211 (56.3%)	62 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.8%)	13.4	995^th of 1110 public elementary schools	10.4%		11.3	1013^th of 1114 public elementary schools	9.1%	18	47.8	67.9	48.1	43.1	48.5	63.6	42.3	39.3	$11,555	$1,012	$10,543
Miles Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Beaufont Hill Drive	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 319-3185	505	37	13.7	99.0%	20 (4.0%)	271 (53.7%)	200 (39.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	4.1	1079^th of 1110 public elementary schools	2.8%		4	1090^th of 1114 public elementary schools	2.2%	11	39.5	52.9	41.8	25.3	31.3	50.0	38.2	37.2	$10,426	$656	$9,770
Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts	Public, Charter	K-5	3411 Semmes Avenue	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(804) 888-7061	310	19	16.6	100.0%	136 (43.9%)	124 (40.0%)	23 (7.4%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.8%)	76.9	267^th of 1110 public elementary schools	75.9%		43.4	689^th of 1114 public elementary schools	38.2%	422	90.7	87.5	76.6	72.3	81.4	92.5	79.2	87.5	$12,649	$41	$12,608
G.H. Reid Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Whitehead Rd	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 745-3550	671	41	16.5	99.1%	3 (0.4%)	248 (37.0%)	407 (60.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	3.7	1081^st of 1110 public elementary schools	2.6%		8	1047^th of 1114 public elementary schools	6.0%	34	51.3	40.9	43.1	37.6	37.3	29.8	45.6	28.0	$9,993	$518	$9,474
Crestwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7600 Whittington Dr.	Richmond	23225	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 560-2710	635	45	14.0	76.9%	217 (34.2%)	128 (20.2%)	235 (37.0%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.5%)	49.7	602^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	45.8%		37.4	756^th of 1114 public elementary schools	32.1%	154	72.5	74.1	63.6	64.8	70.5	72.1	69.0	76.2	$8,564	$641	$7,923
Swansboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3160 Midlothian Tnpk	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5030	172	17	10.3	98.3%	7 (4.1%)	114 (66.3%)	46 (26.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	19	942^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	15.1%		21.2	930^th of 1114 public elementary schools	16.5%	12	56.3	61.1	63.2		41.4	70.6	50.0	50.0	$21,515	$1,645	$19,870
Cardinal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1745 Catalina Dr	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5082	821	52	15.7	99.6%	12 (1.5%)	92 (11.2%)	709 (86.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	7.9	1045^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.9%		3.7	1095^th of 1114 public elementary schools	1.7%	50	49.3	55.9	59.3	48.2	31.6	33.9	37.2	32.4	$10,372	$443	$9,930
Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3021 Maplewood Ave	Richmond	23221	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6252	262	20	13.3	100.0%	111 (42.4%)	104 (39.7%)	25 (9.5%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	64.4	430^th of 1110 public elementary schools	61.3%		45.8	660^th of 1114 public elementary schools	40.8%	230	71.7	94.4	72.4	65.5	73.9	91.7	62.1	88.9	$13,950	$1,152	$12,798
Southampton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3333 Cheverly Rd	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 320-2434	473	32	14.5	98.3%	30 (6.3%)	332 (70.2%)	79 (16.7%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	6.2	1062^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	4.3%		9.9	1026^th of 1114 public elementary schools	7.9%	36	43.6	35.5	29.5	34.4	52.1	47.5	52.5	42.6	$10,608	$563	$10,045

Frequently Asked Questions about Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary

What schools do graduates of Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lucille M. Brown Middle
High : Franklin Military Academy
High : Open High
High : Richmond Community High

What district is Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary in?

Richmond City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary?

Students at Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary are 46% African American, 45% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary.

Is Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary a good school?

Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.1% of Virginia elementary schools.

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